Laptop with full OS disk........ Do they exist?
I have been considering the purchase of a laptop but have been put off by the practice of some manufacturers of not providing a full OS disk.
I understand (please correct me if I am wrong) that many companies don't supply the full OS on a separate disk, but simply devote a large, and unseen, partition to the storage of the necessary files should a re-install be required.
I really don't need many of the software packages that often come ready loaded and would have simply re-installed the OS on day one also regaining the space taken by the restore partition in the process.
Also, I think I'm correct in saying that some so called 'restore disks' will simply return matters to square one and set up the partition mentioned above.
So, could anyone please advise me which manufacturers, if any, provide a full operating system disk?
Thanks in anticipation,
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